High-Yield Dividend Stocks & ETFs With 4%+ Yields

Company	Current Price	Dividend Yield	Annual Payout	Payout Ratio	Annualized 5-Year Dividend Growth	Ex-Dividend Date	Indicator(s)
SBNY Signature Bank	$0.17 -46.9%	411.76%	$0.70	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
MST Defiance Leveraged Long + Income MSTR ETF	$12.19 -5.9%	402.46%	$49.06	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Announcement Gap Up
TSYY GraniteShares Yieldboost TSLA ETF	$20.38 -0.1%	189.60%	$38.64	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Announcement
RBCN Rubicon Technology	$6.25 -0.8%	176.00%	$11.00	6,875.00%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
BTF Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$21.74 +0.5%	173.32%	$37.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
XBTY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETF	$5.60 -0.2%	151.96%	$8.51	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Announcement
TSLQ Tradr 2X Short TSLA Daily ETF	$18.17 +0.2%	123.17%	$22.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
NVYY GraniteShares YieldBOOST NVDA ETF	$11.81 -0.2%	117.61%	$13.89	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Announcement
NVDS Tradr 1.5X Short NVDA Daily ETF	$18.31 +1.3%	116.60%	$21.35	N/A	N/A	N/A
MSTX Defiance Daily Target 1.75X Long MSTR ETF	$14.46 -5.8%	99.72%	$14.42	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Up
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FEAT YieldMax Dorsey Wright Featured 5 Income ETF	$17.92	85.89%	$15.39	N/A	N/A	N/A
BRBS Blue Ridge Bankshares	$4.04 +1.0%	59.41%	$2.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
SRG Seritage Growth Properties	$1.94 -5.1%	51.68%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
USOY Defiance Oil Enhanced Options Income ETF	$7.67 +2.4%	51.11%	$3.92	N/A	N/A	9/10/2026	Positive News Dividend Increase
SNT Senstar Technologies	$1.64 -2.7%	48.93%	$0.80	N/A	-100.00%	N/A	Gap Down
TSL GraniteShares 1.25X Long TSLA Daily ETF	$13.88 -0.1%	47.91%	$6.65	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
HERZ Herzfeld Credit Income Fund	$16.23 +2.5%	47.57%	$7.72	N/A	N/A	9/16/2026
GOLI Defiance Gold Enhanced Options Income ETF	$12.87 +0.4%	45.53%	$5.86	N/A	N/A	9/10/2026	Negative News Dividend Increase
PMA Ming Shing Group	$1.22 -2.4%	45.16%	$0.55	N/A	N/A	N/A
CEPI REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF	$31.60 -1.3%	44.24%	$13.98	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Negative News
RDTY YieldMax R2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	$35.91 -2.0%	43.50%	$15.62	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Announcement
YSPY GraniteShares YieldBOOST SPY ETF	$15.03 -0.1%	41.92%	$6.30	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Announcement
OCCI OFS Credit	$2.63 +1.5%	37.64%	$0.99	115.12%	N/A	9/15/2026	Positive News Upcoming Earnings
TCBX Third Coast Bancshares	$44.84 -1.4%	37.63%	$16.87	515.90%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
OXLC Oxford Lane Capital	$9.65 +0.4%	37.31%	$3.60	327.27%	N/A	9/16/2026	News Coverage Positive News
PLTU Direxion Daily PLTR Bull 2X Shares	$46.93 -0.8%	36.80%	$17.27	N/A	N/A	N/A
QDTY YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	$38.70 -1.0%	36.54%	$14.14	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Announcement
LX LexinFintech	$0.82 -3.7%	36.52%	$0.30	13.39%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
AIPI REX AI Equity Premium Income ETF	$36.90 -0.7%	35.07%	$12.94	N/A	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut
VOC VOC Energy Trust	$3.31 -1.1%	33.80%	$1.12	N/A	13.85%	N/A	Positive News
ECC Eagle Point Credit	$3.85 -1.7%	33.29%	$1.28	136.17%	6.26%	9/10/2026	Positive News
AVL Direxion Daily AVGO Bull 2X Shares	$38.95 -2.5%	33.20%	$12.93	N/A	N/A	N/A
OXSQ Oxford Square Capital	$1.34 +0.8%	31.34%	$0.42	175.00%	-7.19%	9/16/2026
YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF	$9.74 +0.2%	29.98%	$2.92	N/A	N/A	9/10/2026	Dividend Cut
IEP Icahn Enterprises	$6.83 -1.2%	29.28%	$2.00	253.16%	-24.21%	N/A
ECO Okeanis Eco Tankers	$71.72 +2.5%	29.28%	$21.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Up
UWMC UWM	$1.37 -1.5%	29.22%	$0.40	83.33%	N/A	N/A	Trending News
MAXI Simplify Bitcoin Strategy PLUS Income ETF	$13.63 -0.7%	29.05%	$3.96	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
SSTK Shutterstock	$5.07 -2.0%	28.42%	$1.44	54.14%	14.19%	N/A
SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF	$40.66 -1.0%	27.45%	$11.16	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Announcement
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SARK Tradr 1X Short Innovation Daily ETF	$25.10 +1.8%	25.94%	$6.51	N/A	N/A	N/A
PTMN Portman Ridge Finance	$7.25 -1.2%	25.93%	$1.88	89.52%	-2.92%	N/A
NHTC Natural Health Trends	$1.59 -2.5%	25.16%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	N/A
FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF	$42.48 -0.4%	25.14%	$10.68	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Announcement
SPMC Sound Point Meridian Capital	$9.70 -0.3%	24.74%	$2.40	N/A	N/A	9/15/2026
LFT Lument Finance Trust	$0.69 -0.3%	23.09%	$0.16	48.48%	-9.88%	N/A	News Coverage
DHT DHT	$21.17 +1.7%	23.05%	$4.88	316.88%	-11.33%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade Insider Trade
TOUR Tuniu	$5.16 -0.6%	22.87%	$1.18	694.12%	N/A	N/A
EARN Ellington Credit	$4.33 -0.3%	22.20%	$0.96	88.89%	-3.04%	9/30/2026	Dividend Announcement
NVD GraniteShares 2x Short NVDA Daily ETF	$3.81 +1.9%	22.05%	$0.84	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
HAFN Hafnia	$9.16 +2.3%	21.82%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	N/A
GGT Gabelli Multimedia Trust	$4.04 -0.1%	21.81%	$0.88	N/A	N/A	9/16/2026
BITS Global X Blockchain & Bitcoin Strategy ETF	$65.67 -1.5%	21.38%	$14.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CATO Cato	$2.47 -2.8%	20.65%	$0.51	N/A	-100.00%	N/A
QQQT Defiance Nasdaq 100 Income Target ETF	$17.71 -0.1%	20.44%	$3.62	N/A	N/A	N/A
IVR Invesco Mortgage Capital	$7.08 -1.5%	20.35%	$1.44	69.23%	-33.61%	N/A
RWAY Runway Growth Finance	$6.54 -0.5%	20.18%	$1.32	85.71%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GPMT Granite Point Mortgage Trust	$0.99 -1.8%	20.16%	$0.20	N/A	-21.00%	N/A
YRD Yirendai	$1.00 +3.2%	20.10%	$0.20	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
BCAT BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust	$15.97 -0.7%	19.48%	$3.11	N/A	N/A	9/15/2026
PSEC Prospect Capital	$2.18 -0.5%	19.27%	$0.42	89.36%	-6.30%	9/28/2026	News Coverage Positive News Insider Trade
IFN India Fund	$11.30 -0.4%	18.77%	$2.12	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
COTY Coty	$2.69 -2.7%	18.62%	$0.50	100.00%	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
ORC Orchid Island Capital	$6.51 -0.5%	18.45%	$1.20	151.90%	-18.27%	N/A	Positive News
UAN CVR Partners	$133.18 +0.2%	18.26%	$24.32	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
QFIN Qfin	$8.60 -2.7%	17.91%	$1.54	19.08%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast Gap Down
TPVG TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC	$5.15 -1.3%	17.86%	$0.92	85.98%	-6.85%	9/16/2026	Positive News
ARR ARMOUR Residential REIT	$16.18 -0.3%	17.80%	$2.88	82.05%	-13.65%	9/15/2026
OP OceanPal	$11.30 +24.6%	17.70%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
OFS OFS Capital	$3.86 -1.8%	17.62%	$0.68	87.18%	6.71%	9/18/2026	High Trading Volume
REFI Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance	$10.76 -0.6%	17.47%	$1.88	89.95%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PDCC Pearl Diver Credit	$8.97 -0.9%	17.39%	$1.56	N/A	N/A	9/16/2026	Analyst Forecast
ASC Ardmore Shipping	$18.20 +1.2%	17.36%	$3.16	250.79%	43.10%	N/A
SAR Saratoga Investment	$17.35 -0.6%	17.29%	$3.00	90.36%	24.91%	10/6/2026	Trending News Dividend Announcement Analyst Upgrade
PVL Permianville Royalty Trust	$1.86 -0.3%	17.25%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
DMLP Dorchester Minerals	$29.66 +0.8%	17.16%	$5.09	N/A	14.87%	N/A
QYLG Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF	$29.67 -0.1%	17.16%	$5.09	N/A	N/A	N/A
PMT PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust	$9.45 -1.7%	16.94%	$1.60	101.91%	1.03%	10/8/2026	Positive News
GECC Great Elm Capital Group	$5.91 -1.7%	16.92%	$1.00	62.89%	-24.34%	9/15/2026	Positive News
RWT Redwood Trust	$4.26 -3.4%	16.90%	$0.72	86.75%	-0.28%	N/A	Positive News
TCPC Blackrock Tcp Capital	$4.03 -1.0%	16.87%	$0.68	63.55%	-3.23%	9/16/2026	Positive News
CION CION Investment	$7.25 -0.5%	16.56%	$1.20	95.24%	N/A	9/11/2026	News Coverage
MFA MFA Financial	$8.76 -1.2%	16.44%	$1.44	104.35%	23.56%	N/A	Positive News
SUNS Sunrise Realty Trust	$7.40 -1.1%	16.22%	$1.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
KQQQ Kurv Technology Titans Select ETF	$28.71 -0.2%	16.16%	$4.64	N/A	N/A	N/A
DX Dynex Capital	$12.84 -0.4%	15.89%	$2.04	133.33%	3.59%	N/A	Positive News
FATBB FAT Brands	$0.89	15.78%	$0.14	N/A	N/A	N/A
QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Enhanced Options & 0DTE Income ETF	$22.33 +0.0%	15.76%	$3.52	N/A	N/A	N/A	Negative News
TAL TAL Education Group	$11.47 -3.0%	15.70%	$1.80	346.15%	N/A	N/A	Stock Split
BAMR Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners	$39.30 -2.3%	15.70%	$6.17	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up High Trading Volume
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CIM Chimera Investment	$11.52 -0.6%	15.63%	$1.80	94.74%	-18.83%	N/A
BWLP BW LPG	$24.46 +2.3%	15.54%	$3.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	Analyst Upgrade
AOMR Angel Oak Mortgage REIT	$8.26 +0.4%	15.50%	$1.28	92.09%	N/A	N/A
TSQ Townsquare Media	$5.17 -6.3%	15.49%	$0.80	71.43%	58.49%	10/26/2026	Gap Up
QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF	$31.86 -0.2%	15.38%	$4.90	N/A	N/A	N/A
HRZN Horizon Technology Finance	$4.79 -1.4%	15.03%	$0.72	62.61%	1.10%	9/16/2026
ARI Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance	$6.77 -0.4%	14.78%	$1.00	98.04%	-7.16%	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
AMDD Direxion Daily AMD Bear 1X Shares	$27.17 -3.1%	14.65%	$3.98	N/A	N/A	N/A
PCM Pcm Fund	$5.27 -0.1%	14.62%	$0.77	N/A	N/A	9/11/2026	News Coverage
BCSF Bain Capital Specialty Finance	$11.53 -0.9%	14.58%	$1.68	101.82%	6.40%	9/15/2026	Negative News
MUD Direxion Daily MU Bear 1X Shares	$9.69 -2.6%	14.55%	$1.41	N/A	N/A	N/A
MITT AG Mortgage Investment Trust	$6.67 -1.6%	14.39%	$0.96	88.07%	56.69%	N/A	Positive News
FSCO FS Credit Opportunities	$5.26 -0.3%	14.27%	$0.75	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
WHF WhiteHorse Finance	$7.04	14.20%	$1.00	87.72%	-5.39%	9/21/2026	Positive News
KBWD Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF	$12.18 -1.2%	14.12%	$1.72	N/A	N/A	N/A
TSPY TappAlpha SPY Growth & Daily Income ETF	$25.24 -0.4%	14.10%	$3.56	N/A	N/A	N/A
PSBD Palmer Square Capital BDC	$10.23 -0.3%	14.07%	$1.44	N/A	N/A	9/25/2026
BRSP BrightSpire Capital	$4.55 -1.7%	14.07%	$0.64	90.14%	16.36%	N/A
FTGC First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund	$31.37 +0.6%	14.03%	$4.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
QQQI NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF	$54.57 -0.2%	14.00%	$7.64	N/A	N/A	N/A
FSK FS KKR Capital	$12.03 -1.2%	13.96%	$1.68	69.14%	1.81%	9/16/2026	Positive News
VIA Via Transportation	$26.03 -1.4%	13.91%	$3.62	N/A	N/A	N/A
ABR Arbor Realty Trust	$4.93 -1.7%	13.81%	$0.68	57.14%	1.58%	N/A	Positive News
AGNC AGNC Investment	$10.51 -1.6%	13.70%	$1.44	88.34%	-1.59%	9/30/2026	Trending News Dividend Announcement High Trading Volume
USEA United Maritime	$2.92 -1.0%	13.70%	$0.40	N/A	N/A	9/25/2026
NMFC New Mountain Finance	$7.30 -0.8%	13.70%	$1.00	71.94%	0.64%	9/16/2026	High Trading Volume
CHMI Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment	$2.93 -1.3%	13.64%	$0.40	62.50%	-16.20%	N/A
MFIC MidCap Financial Investment	$9.10 -1.5%	13.63%	$1.24	82.67%	-1.27%	N/A
BXMT Blackstone Mortgage Trust	$13.84 -0.2%	13.59%	$1.88	104.44%	-5.39%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
WU Western Union	$6.94 -0.9%	13.55%	$0.94	50.81%	0.87%	9/16/2026	Positive News
ACRE Ares Commercial Real Estate	$4.45 -1.0%	13.50%	$0.60	260.87%	-14.59%	9/30/2026
PFLT PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$7.16 -1.6%	13.42%	$0.96	N/A	1.53%	9/15/2026	Positive News
PNNT PennantPark Investment	$3.60 -1.8%	13.35%	$0.48	67.61%	9.86%	9/15/2026
LIEN Chicago Atlantic BDC	$10.20 -0.5%	13.33%	$1.36	N/A	N/A	9/25/2026	Positive News
IIPR Innovative Industrial Properties	$57.03 -0.3%	13.33%	$7.60	176.74%	11.20%	N/A	Positive News
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC	$9.63 -0.6%	13.30%	$1.28	92.09%	0.87%	9/30/2026
CCAP Crescent Capital BDC	$10.23 -0.6%	13.29%	$1.36	79.07%	2.22%	9/30/2026	News Coverage Insider Trade High Trading Volume
NLY Annaly Capital Management	$22.59 -0.6%	13.28%	$3.00	103.09%	-5.11%	9/30/2026	Dividend Announcement
CULP Culp	$3.49 +2.0%	13.18%	$0.46	76.67%	-100.00%	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Downgrade High Trading Volume
FRO Frontline	$47.27 +1.4%	13.12%	$6.20	205.98%	-10.28%	9/18/2026
CURI CuriosityStream	$2.60 -1.9%	13.08%	$0.34	1,133.33%	N/A	N/A
PHK PIMCO High Income Fund	$4.52 -0.3%	12.85%	$0.58	N/A	N/A	9/11/2026
TU TELUS	$9.46 -2.0%	12.80%	$1.21	151.25%	5.80%	9/10/2026	Positive News
PCF High Income Securities Fund	$5.47 -0.4%	12.80%	$0.70	N/A	N/A	9/22/2026
NFXL Direxion Daily NFLX Bull 2X Shares	$16.89 -2.0%	12.79%	$2.16	N/A	N/A	N/A
TYG Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	$43.41 +1.2%	12.62%	$5.48	N/A	N/A	9/23/2026
BXSL Blackstone Secured Lending Fund	$24.42 -0.3%	12.62%	$3.08	101.32%	N/A	9/30/2026	News Coverage
DSU BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund	$9.38 -0.2%	12.59%	$1.18	N/A	N/A	9/15/2026
TRTX TPG RE Finance Trust	$7.68 -0.6%	12.51%	$0.96	87.27%	-10.16%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
KRP Kimbell Royalty	$15.17 +0.4%	12.39%	$1.88	132.39%	12.96%	N/A	Positive News
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QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF	$15.25 +0.1%	12.33%	$1.88	N/A	N/A	N/A
CGBD Carlyle Secured Lending	$11.44 -0.4%	12.24%	$1.40	74.47%	-2.16%	9/30/2026	Positive News
KBDC Kayne Anderson BDC	$13.08 -0.9%	12.24%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	9/30/2026
MSDL Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund	$14.77 -1.8%	12.19%	$1.80	N/A	N/A	9/30/2026	News Coverage
PTY Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	$11.74 -0.2%	12.19%	$1.43	N/A	N/A	9/11/2026	News Coverage Positive News
PRT PermRock Royalty Trust	$2.14 -0.5%	12.15%	$0.26	N/A	19.51%	N/A
JKS JinkoSolar	$12.19 -1.9%	12.14%	$1.48	88.62%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Up
NAT Nordic American Tankers	$7.27 +1.8%	12.11%	$0.88	251.43%	-4.36%	9/10/2026	Options Volume
STWD Starwood Property Trust	$15.89 +0.0%	12.09%	$1.92	94.58%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
ELIL Direxion Daily LLY Bull 2X Shares	$26.31 +0.0%	12.01%	$3.16	N/A	N/A	N/A
SCM Stellus Capital Investment	$8.39 -0.2%	11.93%	$1.00	79.37%	6.83%	9/30/2026	Positive News
BBDC Barings Bdc	$8.76 -1.2%	11.88%	$1.04	105.05%	12.86%	N/A	Positive News
PDBA Invesco Agriculture Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF	$38.77 -0.3%	11.86%	$4.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
CRWS Crown Crafts	$2.70 +0.4%	11.85%	$0.32	N/A	-8.17%	9/11/2026
SPOK Spok	$10.57 -0.7%	11.83%	$1.25	158.23%	20.11%	N/A	Positive News
NCDL Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending	$12.19 -0.6%	11.81%	$1.44	N/A	N/A	9/30/2026
GNK Genco Shipping & Trading	$27.16 +1.3%	11.78%	$3.20	264.46%	25.59%	N/A	News Coverage
EFC Ellington Financial	$13.29 -0.7%	11.74%	$1.56	91.23%	4.36%	9/30/2026	Dividend Announcement
BGS B&G Foods	$3.25 -1.7%	11.71%	$0.38	63.33%	-16.74%	9/30/2026	Positive News
NREF NexPoint Real Estate Finance	$17.24 -1.7%	11.60%	$2.00	99.50%	7.09%	9/15/2026	Positive News
QYLD Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call ETF	$18.34 -0.2%	11.56%	$2.12	N/A	N/A	N/A
SBLK Star Bulk Carriers	$31.16 +0.5%	11.55%	$3.60	125.00%	43.10%	N/A
HCOW Amplify COWS Covered Call ETF	$24.91 -1.0%	11.48%	$2.86	N/A	N/A	N/A
SGA Saga Communications	$8.71 -1.6%	11.48%	$1.00	135.14%	25.59%	N/A
CLPR Clipper Realty	$3.34 +2.3%	11.39%	$0.38	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
USA Liberty All-Star Equity Fund	$5.89 -1.1%	11.38%	$0.67	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MNR Mach Natural Resources	$12.65 -0.4%	11.38%	$1.44	64.86%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
VLT INV VK HI INC2	$9.80 -0.3%	11.33%	$1.11	N/A	N/A	9/14/2026	News Coverage Positive News
JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF	$59.78 -0.1%	11.31%	$6.76	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPE Special Opportunities Fund	$13.44 -0.4%	11.31%	$1.52	N/A	N/A	9/22/2026
NRT North European Oil Royality Trust	$9.20 -1.8%	11.30%	$1.04	N/A	2.48%	N/A	Positive News Earnings Report Analyst Forecast
TRIN Trinity Capital	$18.07 -0.1%	11.29%	$2.04	100.00%	N/A	9/10/2026	Positive News
ATHM Autohome	$21.37 -2.1%	11.28%	$2.41	124.87%	17.84%	N/A	Positive News
FTQI First Trust NASDAQ BuyWrite Income ETF	$22.03 -0.3%	11.21%	$2.47	N/A	N/A	N/A
OBDC Blue Owl Capital	$11.15 -0.2%	11.13%	$1.24	81.58%	N/A	9/30/2026
HQH abrdn Healthcare Investors	$22.35 -0.6%	11.05%	$2.47	N/A	N/A	N/A
RAND Rand Capital	$10.50 +0.8%	11.05%	$1.16	N/A	-35.91%	N/A
HQL abrdn Life Sciences Investors	$20.32 -1.2%	11.02%	$2.24	N/A	N/A	N/A
EMD Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$10.43 -0.2%	10.94%	$1.14	N/A	N/A	9/23/2026
LOAN Manhattan Bridge Capital	$4.07 -1.2%	10.81%	$0.44	91.67%	1.84%	10/8/2026	News Coverage
PAGS PagSeguro Digital	$9.62 -1.3%	10.81%	$1.04	69.80%	N/A	9/16/2026	Positive News
ELME Elme Communities	$1.68 -0.3%	10.75%	$0.18	N/A	66.18%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
BDN Brandywine Realty Trust	$2.99 -2.5%	10.72%	$0.32	N/A	-6.95%	N/A	Positive News
ISSC Innovative Solutions and Support	$18.69 +0.9%	10.70%	$2.00	273.97%	-100.00%	N/A	Positive News
WEEI Westwood Salient Enhanced Energy Income ETF	$25.30 +0.4%	10.67%	$2.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
GAB Gabelli Equity Trust	$5.64 -0.8%	10.65%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	9/16/2026	Positive News
AATC Autoscope Technologies	$5.68 +0.4%	10.56%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
GCV Gabelli Convertible & Income Securities Fund	$4.56 +0.3%	10.54%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	9/16/2026
APC Anadarko Petroleum	$19.09 +1.8%	10.48%	$2.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BKT Blackrock Income Trust	$10.16 +0.2%	10.44%	$1.06	N/A	N/A	9/15/2026	Positive News
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FSP Franklin Street Properties	$0.38 -5.6%	10.42%	$0.04	N/A	-35.56%	N/A	High Trading Volume
TXO TXO Partners	$15.38 +1.9%	10.40%	$1.60	139.13%	N/A	N/A
SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ	$38.64 +0.9%	10.33%	$3.99	N/A	N/A	N/A
TUGN STF Tactical Growth & Income ETF	$27.38 -0.5%	10.30%	$2.82	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
GBDC Golub Capital BDC	$12.83 +0.4%	10.29%	$1.32	73.33%	3.79%	9/14/2026	Positive News High Trading Volume
RITM Rithm Capital	$9.86 -1.0%	10.15%	$1.00	46.51%	14.87%	N/A
GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq 100 Core Premium Income ETF	$56.41 -0.3%	10.12%	$5.71	N/A	N/A	N/A
CIG Comp En De Mn Cemig ADS	$2.18 -2.9%	10.11%	$0.22	100.00%	34.49%	N/A
MRP Millrose Properties	$30.53 -0.8%	10.09%	$3.08	N/A	N/A	N/A
FBRT Franklin BSP Realty Trust	$7.99 -3.9%	10.01%	$0.80	58.39%	-4.84%	N/A	News Coverage
SALM Salem Media Group	$1.00	10.00%	$0.10	N/A	-100.00%	N/A
SLRC SLR Investment	$12.41 -0.4%	9.99%	$1.24	76.07%	N/A	9/11/2026	Positive News
SBR Sabine Royalty Trust	$74.42 -0.1%	9.98%	$7.43	N/A	16.35%	9/15/2026	Dividend Cut
BANX ArrowMark Financial	$21.07 +0.3%	9.97%	$2.10	N/A	N/A	N/A
TSLL Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares	$9.85 -0.2%	9.95%	$0.98	N/A	N/A	N/A
QQA Invesco QQQ Income Advantage ETF	$56.15 -0.3%	9.90%	$5.56	N/A	N/A	N/A
WHR Whirlpool	$36.77 -2.2%	9.79%	$3.60	33.77%	1.79%	N/A	Positive News
ARCC Ares Capital	$19.66 -0.2%	9.77%	$1.92	96.00%	3.71%	9/15/2026	Positive News
SSIC Silver Spike Investment	$10.25 -0.7%	9.76%	$1.00	101.01%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage High Trading Volume
XYF X Financial	$5.55 +2.0%	9.73%	$0.54	N/A	N/A	9/10/2026
GAM General American Investors	$66.00 -0.6%	9.70%	$6.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
FLNG Flex LNG	$31.17 +0.6%	9.63%	$3.00	136.99%	75.54%	N/A
INDY iShares India 50 ETF	$42.55 -1.0%	9.61%	$4.09	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
FAAR First Trust Alternative Absolute Return Strategy ETF	$31.94 +0.5%	9.61%	$3.07	N/A	N/A	N/A
VTS Vitesse Energy	$18.22 +1.0%	9.61%	$1.75	160.55%	N/A	9/15/2026
MIN MFS Intermediate Income Trust	$2.40 -0.2%	9.60%	$0.23	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
CSWC Capital Southwest	$24.18 -0.7%	9.59%	$2.32	99.15%	4.54%	9/15/2026	Positive News
JHI John Hancock Investors Trust	$13.08 -0.4%	9.48%	$1.24	N/A	N/A	9/11/2026
OCSL Oaktree Specialty Lending	$12.66 -0.9%	9.48%	$1.20	51.95%	9.48%	9/15/2026	Positive News Dividend Cut
TSLX Sixth Street Specialty Lending	$17.85 -1.1%	9.41%	$1.68	75.00%	-2.28%	9/15/2026	Positive News
LADR Ladder Capital	$9.79 +0.1%	9.40%	$0.92	80.00%	-0.43%	N/A	Positive News
RCS PIMCO Strategic Income Fund	$5.12 -0.9%	9.38%	$0.48	N/A	N/A	9/11/2026
GOOD Gladstone Commercial	$12.86 -1.8%	9.33%	$1.20	413.79%	-4.36%	9/21/2026	News Coverage Positive News
RMR The RMR Group	$19.32 -0.7%	9.32%	$1.80	123.29%	3.44%	N/A
ZTR Virtus Total Return Fund	$6.68 -0.1%	9.29%	$0.62	N/A	N/A	9/14/2026
NXRT NexPoint Residential Trust	$22.87 -1.8%	9.27%	$2.12	N/A	9.98%	9/15/2026	News Coverage Positive News Analyst Forecast High Trading Volume
ASG Liberty All-Star Growth Fund	$5.09 -0.9%	9.24%	$0.47	N/A	N/A	N/A
MMT MFS Multimarket Income Trust	$4.46 +0.1%	9.20%	$0.41	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
PPT Putnam Premier Income Trust	$3.39 -0.4%	9.16%	$0.31	N/A	N/A	9/23/2026
GLAD Gladstone Capital	$19.68 -1.1%	9.15%	$1.80	89.55%	8.89%	9/10/2026	News Coverage
OXM Oxford Industries	$30.70 -2.8%	9.12%	$2.80	60.74%	22.51%	10/16/2026	Earnings Report Insider Trade
CHCT Community Healthcare Trust	$14.48 -2.0%	9.12%	$1.32	293.33%	2.26%	N/A	Positive News
HTGC Hercules Capital	$17.62 -0.6%	9.08%	$1.60	80.40%	6.38%	N/A
IRS IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones	$15.46 +2.3%	9.06%	$1.40	N/A	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report High Trading Volume
CAPL CrossAmerica Partners	$23.22 +1.0%	9.04%	$2.10	411.76%	N/A	N/A
AB AllianceBernstein	$36.40 -0.9%	9.01%	$3.28	92.92%	4.46%	N/A
ARLP Alliance Resource Partners	$26.77 +0.4%	8.97%	$2.40	90.23%	45.41%	N/A
MNRO Monro Muffler Brake	$12.54 +0.2%	8.93%	$1.12	131.76%	4.94%	N/A
DHF BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund	$2.36 -0.2%	8.92%	$0.21	N/A	N/A	9/10/2026
GHI Greystone Housing Impact Investors	$6.29 -0.6%	8.90%	$0.56	35.00%	6.27%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
WB Weibo	$6.63 -1.0%	8.90%	$0.59	32.60%	N/A	N/A
EEA The European Equity Fund	$10.96 -1.2%	8.85%	$0.97	N/A	N/A	N/A
ERNZ TrueShares Active Yield ETF	$21.32	8.82%	$1.88	N/A	N/A	N/A
FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF	$23.84 -0.4%	8.81%	$2.10	N/A	N/A	N/A
FDUS Fidus Investment	$19.57 -0.3%	8.79%	$1.72	79.26%	10.08%	9/15/2026	Positive News
MPV Barings Participation Investors	$16.95 +0.1%	8.73%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A
WLKP Westlake Chemical Partners	$21.66 -0.4%	8.73%	$1.89	93.10%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
AHRT Armada Hoffler Properties	$6.42 -1.2%	8.72%	$0.56	400.00%	4.94%	N/A	Positive News
SWP SWP Growth & Income ETF	$28.24 -0.6%	8.68%	$2.45	N/A	N/A	N/A
GRNT Granite Ridge Resources	$5.09 -0.3%	8.65%	$0.44	65.67%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
JOF Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	$12.49 -0.9%	8.65%	$1.08	N/A	N/A	9/15/2026
UPBD Upbound Group	$18.11 -1.8%	8.61%	$1.56	30.41%	1.20%	N/A
SRET Global X SuperDividend REIT ETF	$21.64 -1.0%	8.60%	$1.86	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BSM Black Stone Minerals	$14.96 +0.8%	8.56%	$1.28	83.12%	14.70%	N/A
SABA Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II	$8.19 -0.3%	8.55%	$0.70	N/A	N/A	N/A
TSDD GraniteShares 2x Short TSLA Daily ETF	$7.63	8.52%	$0.65	N/A	N/A	N/A
MCI Barings Corporate Investors	$18.80 +0.3%	8.51%	$1.60	N/A	N/A	N/A
PZZA Papa John's International	$21.63 -5.0%	8.51%	$1.84	81.78%	15.38%	N/A	Trending News
UG United-Guardian	$7.08 -0.6%	8.47%	$0.60	N/A	-5.11%	N/A
OWL Blue Owl Capital	$10.87 -3.2%	8.47%	$0.92	87.62%	N/A	N/A
CO Global Cord Blood	$0.95 -0.1%	8.42%	$0.08	N/A	N/A	N/A
KBWY Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF	$17.59 -0.7%	8.41%	$1.48	N/A	N/A	N/A
MSD Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$7.26 -0.1%	8.40%	$0.61	N/A	N/A	N/A
BWMX Betterware de Mexico SAPI de C	$15.52 +0.8%	8.38%	$1.30	N/A	N/A	N/A
SAMG Silvercrest Asset Management Group	$10.05 +0.2%	8.36%	$0.84	58.33%	5.08%	9/11/2026	News Coverage Positive News
GNL Global Net Lease	$9.11 +0.1%	8.35%	$0.76	N/A	-13.25%	N/A	Positive News
MSFU Direxion Daily MSFT Bull 2X Shares	$36.73 -0.9%	8.25%	$3.03	N/A	N/A	N/A
TSI TCW Strategic Income Fund	$4.37 +0.1%	8.25%	$0.36	N/A	N/A	9/17/2026	Dividend Announcement
BTO John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund	$39.47 -1.2%	8.23%	$3.25	N/A	N/A	9/11/2026	Positive News
PIM Putnam Mast Int	$3.17 -0.3%	8.20%	$0.26	N/A	N/A	9/23/2026
GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Core Premium Income ETF	$55.51 -0.6%	8.20%	$4.55	N/A	N/A	N/A
VTN Inv Vk Invt Ny	$10.26 -1.5%	8.19%	$0.84	N/A	N/A	9/14/2026	News Coverage
AMBP Ardagh Metal Packaging	$4.91 -0.5%	8.15%	$0.40	166.67%	N/A	9/10/2026
MGF Mfs Govt Mkts	$2.83 -0.5%	8.14%	$0.23	N/A	N/A	N/A
JOYY JOYY	$73.71 -0.9%	8.11%	$5.98	N/A	27.93%	9/30/2026	Positive News
PRGO Perrigo	$14.33 -1.7%	8.10%	$1.16	35.47%	5.21%	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
QQQX Nuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund	$30.52 -0.4%	8.09%	$2.47	N/A	N/A	9/15/2026	News Coverage Positive News
FLO Flowers Foods	$6.21 -1.8%	8.06%	$0.50	44.25%	4.40%	9/11/2026
PDT John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund	$12.41 -0.7%	8.06%	$1.00	N/A	N/A	9/11/2026	News Coverage
DKL Delek Logistics Partners	$56.74 +1.6%	8.00%	$4.54	104.37%	4.45%	N/A
APAM Artisan Partners Asset Management	$40.29 -1.9%	7.94%	$3.20	94.40%	1.38%	N/A
RVT Royce Small-Cap Trust	$18.18 -1.5%	7.92%	$1.44	N/A	N/A	9/11/2026	Positive News
MNSO MINISO Group	$9.23 -1.4%	7.91%	$0.73	47.10%	N/A	N/A
GLPI Gaming and Leisure Properties	$41.50 -0.3%	7.90%	$3.28	105.13%	8.94%	9/11/2026
AEF Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund	$10.05 +0.7%	7.86%	$0.79	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASR Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste	$253.70 -0.5%	7.82%	$19.85	81.52%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
HESM Hess Midstream Partners	$40.56 -1.0%	7.79%	$3.16	96.93%	10.88%	N/A	Positive News
DEC Diversified Energy	$15.09 -2.2%	7.69%	$1.16	N/A	N/A	12/2/2026
OLP One Liberty Properties	$23.48 -1.2%	7.66%	$1.80	339.62%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SHIP Seanergy Maritime	$18.29 +0.1%	7.65%	$1.40	51.47%	N/A	9/25/2026	Positive News
NOAH Noah	$8.24 -0.7%	7.65%	$0.63	47.37%	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut
ALTY Global X Alternative Income ETF	$12.22 -0.5%	7.61%	$0.93	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
MXF Mexico Fund	$21.75 +1.1%	7.59%	$1.65	N/A	N/A	10/21/2026	Dividend Announcement
USAC USA Compression Partners	$27.69 +0.7%	7.59%	$2.10	185.84%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
WES Western Midstream Partners	$49.29 -0.3%	7.55%	$3.72	103.05%	18.27%	N/A
TAIT Taitron Components	$2.12 +3.9%	7.55%	$0.16	N/A	2.53%	N/A
DEA Easterly Government Properties	$23.94 -1.6%	7.52%	$1.80	225.00%	-7.72%	N/A	Positive News
QQQH NEOS Nasdaq-100 Hedged Equity Income ETF	$54.70 0.0%	7.44%	$4.07	N/A	N/A	N/A
SPH Suburban Propane Partners	$17.48 +0.7%	7.44%	$1.30	76.47%	-9.15%	N/A	Analyst Downgrade
BFS Saul Centers	$31.80 -2.3%	7.42%	$2.36	181.54%	2.17%	N/A	Positive News
AAPU Direxion Daily AAPL Bull 2X Shares	$40.13 -0.6%	7.40%	$2.97	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage High Trading Volume
SBGI Sinclair	$13.55 -1.8%	7.38%	$1.00	66.67%	4.56%	N/A
ADX Adams Diversified Equity Fund	$25.92 -0.6%	7.37%	$1.91	N/A	N/A	N/A
AWF AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund	$10.06	7.36%	$0.74	N/A	N/A	N/A
UHT Universal Health Realty Income Trust	$40.79 -0.8%	7.36%	$3.00	N/A	1.41%	9/21/2026	Dividend Announcement
YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF	$56.08 -1.0%	7.33%	$4.11	N/A	N/A	N/A
UVV Universal	$45.32 -0.8%	7.33%	$3.32	N/A	1.27%	10/9/2026
DNP DNP Select Income Fund	$10.67 -0.3%	7.31%	$0.78	N/A	N/A	9/30/2026	Dividend Announcement
VINP Vinci Compass Investments	$9.39 -3.1%	7.24%	$0.68	77.27%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
RGP Resources Connection	$3.87 -4.0%	7.24%	$0.28	53.85%	-8.97%	N/A
RFI Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund	$11.07 -1.3%	7.23%	$0.80	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
PFO Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	$9.01	7.21%	$0.65	N/A	N/A	9/23/2026
ETD Ethan Allen Interiors	$21.68 -0.1%	7.20%	$1.56	73.93%	1.14%	N/A
CRT Cross Timbers Royalty Trust	$11.30 +0.7%	7.17%	$0.81	N/A	-0.78%	N/A	Positive News
MPLX Mplx	$60.23 +0.7%	7.16%	$4.31	88.87%	7.51%	N/A
VICI VICI Properties	$25.24 -0.1%	7.13%	$1.80	63.38%	7.03%	9/17/2026	Dividend Increase
CTO CTO Realty Growth	$21.41 -0.4%	7.10%	$1.52	633.33%	-19.79%	9/10/2026
IHYF Invesco High Yield Bond Factor ETF	$22.26 0.0%	7.10%	$1.58	N/A	N/A	N/A
BRT BRT Apartments	$14.15 -1.0%	7.07%	$1.00	N/A	2.59%	N/A
JHS John Hancock Income Securities Trust	$10.91 +0.1%	7.06%	$0.77	N/A	N/A	9/11/2026	Positive News
DEI Douglas Emmett	$10.78 -3.8%	7.05%	$0.76	N/A	-7.46%	9/30/2026	Positive News Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast
SFL SFL	$12.51 -0.6%	7.03%	$0.88	303.45%	-1.23%	N/A
ACCO Acco Brands	$4.28 -1.5%	7.02%	$0.30	27.78%	2.90%	N/A	Positive News
HNDL Strategy Shares Nasdaq 7HANDL Index ETF	$22.38 -0.6%	7.02%	$1.57	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
XT iShares Exponential Technologies ETF	$81.23 -0.3%	7.00%	$5.69	N/A	N/A	N/A
ALX Alexander's	$257.22 -1.6%	7.00%	$18.00	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
NOG Northern Oil and Gas	$25.75 +0.3%	6.99%	$1.80	48.39%	N/A	9/29/2026	Positive News Gap Up
CHA Chagee	$12.45 -1.1%	6.99%	$0.87	N/A	N/A	N/A
KSPI Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz	$100.00 -6.7%	6.97%	$6.97	N/A	N/A	9/10/2026	Positive News Analyst Upgrade High Trading Volume
PEO Adams Natural Resources Fund	$29.50 +1.0%	6.92%	$2.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
NAVI Navient	$9.28 -2.0%	6.90%	$0.64	47.76%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
BMA Macro Bank	$79.30 +1.3%	6.87%	$5.45	46.42%	N/A	N/A	Dividend Cut
BSJX Invesco BulletShares 2033 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$24.90 -0.3%	6.87%	$1.71	N/A	N/A	N/A
MTN Vail Resorts	$130.17 -2.1%	6.82%	$8.88	109.49%	10.96%	N/A
FCEF First Trust Income Opportunities ETF	$23.90 -0.3%	6.82%	$1.63	N/A	N/A	N/A
MDIV First Trust Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index Fund	$16.72 -0.2%	6.82%	$1.14	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
HYLS First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Tactical High Yield ETF	$40.41 -0.1%	6.76%	$2.73	N/A	N/A	N/A
COLD Americold Realty Trust	$13.69 -2.1%	6.72%	$0.92	255.56%	1.84%	9/30/2026	Positive News
OMF OneMain	$62.61 -1.1%	6.71%	$4.20	52.43%	-6.83%	N/A	Positive News
GTN Gray Media	$4.78 +0.1%	6.70%	$0.32	12.12%	N/A	9/15/2026
BSJU Invesco BulletShares 2030 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$25.59 -0.2%	6.68%	$1.71	N/A	N/A	N/A
BSJV Invesco BulletShares 2031 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$25.77 -0.3%	6.67%	$1.72	N/A	N/A	N/A
TACT TransAct Technologies	$5.40 +3.1%	6.67%	$0.36	N/A	N/A	N/A
FT Franklin Universal Trust	$7.65 -0.5%	6.66%	$0.51	N/A	N/A	9/23/2026
MDV Modiv Industrial	$18.05	6.65%	$1.20	857.14%	N/A	N/A
BSJW Invesco BulletShares 2032 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$25.16	6.64%	$1.67	N/A	N/A	N/A
BLMN Bloomin' Brands	$9.04 -5.6%	6.64%	$0.60	47.62%	17.61%	N/A	Positive News
TFSL TFS Financial	$17.04 -2.0%	6.63%	$1.13	353.13%	0.36%	N/A	Positive News
AMSF AMERISAFE	$24.80 -0.4%	6.61%	$1.64	74.55%	-10.98%	9/11/2026	Positive News
HIW Highwoods Properties	$30.25 -0.8%	6.61%	$2.00	289.86%	0.82%	N/A	Positive News Analyst Forecast
UPS United Parcel Service	$99.22 -1.3%	6.61%	$6.56	82.72%	10.18%	N/A	Positive News
GIS General Mills	$37.08 -1.6%	6.58%	$2.44	58.23%	3.85%	N/A	Trending News
ANGL VanEck Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF	$28.73 -0.2%	6.58%	$1.89	N/A	N/A	N/A
WD Walker & Dunlop	$41.35 -1.4%	6.58%	$2.72	61.54%	13.23%	N/A
TEF Telefonica	$3.81	6.56%	$0.25	53.19%	-7.52%	N/A	Analyst Upgrade Gap Down
FALN iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF	$26.69 -0.3%	6.56%	$1.75	N/A	N/A	N/A
AOHY Angel Oak High Yield Opportunities ETF	$10.99 -0.1%	6.55%	$0.72	N/A	N/A	N/A
PK Park Hotels & Resorts	$15.29 +1.2%	6.54%	$1.00	172.41%	17.32%	9/30/2026	Positive News
BSJT Invesco BulletShares 2029 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$21.10 -0.1%	6.54%	$1.38	N/A	N/A	N/A
USDX SGI Enhanced Core ETF	$25.53 +0.1%	6.50%	$1.66	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
KHC Kraft Heinz	$24.61 -1.2%	6.50%	$1.60	59.93%	N/A	N/A
NPFI Nuveen Preferred and Income ETF	$25.72 -0.2%	6.49%	$1.67	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
PAA Plains All American Pipeline	$25.85 -0.5%	6.46%	$1.67	110.60%	11.05%	N/A
BCLO iShares BBB-B CLO Active ETF	$49.68 +0.0%	6.44%	$3.20	N/A	N/A	10/1/2026
VRTS Virtus Investment Partners	$152.36 -3.4%	6.43%	$9.80	N/A	26.45%	10/30/2026	Positive News
DSWL Deswell Industries	$3.12 +1.6%	6.41%	$0.20	N/A	2.13%	N/A
PINE Alpine Income Property Trust	$18.89 -2.8%	6.35%	$1.20	4,000.00%	6.81%	9/10/2026	News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
BTX BlackRock Tchnlgy nd Prvt Eqty Trm Trst	$8.99 -0.2%	6.34%	$0.57	N/A	N/A	9/15/2026
AAT American Assets Trust	$21.58 -1.2%	6.30%	$1.36	302.22%	6.34%	N/A	Positive News
BRHY iShares High Yield Active ETF	$50.63 -0.2%	6.30%	$3.19	N/A	N/A	N/A
FTSL First Trust Senior Loan ETF	$44.93 +0.0%	6.30%	$2.83	N/A	N/A	N/A
ET Energy Transfer	$21.70 +0.9%	6.27%	$1.36	87.18%	4.29%	N/A	Positive News Analyst Upgrade
ZTOP F/m High Yield 100 ETF	$51.25 -0.2%	6.26%	$3.21	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
NEWT NewtekOne	$12.15 -1.5%	6.26%	$0.76	33.33%	-18.00%	N/A
TLK PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	$15.03 -0.3%	6.25%	$0.94	60.65%	5.59%	N/A
JBGS JBG SMITH Properties	$11.20 -2.0%	6.25%	$0.70	N/A	-4.90%	N/A	Positive News
PCMM BondBloxx Private Credit CLO ETF	$49.74 +0.0%	6.25%	$3.11	N/A	N/A	N/A
MO Altria Group	$67.88 -0.4%	6.25%	$4.24	76.53%	4.12%	9/15/2026
EPR EPR Properties	$59.74 -0.3%	6.23%	$3.72	126.10%	18.29%	N/A	Positive News Analyst Forecast
FEMB First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF	$29.72 -0.1%	6.22%	$1.85	N/A	N/A	N/A
APLE Apple Hospitality REIT	$15.53 +1.7%	6.18%	$0.96	124.68%	26.19%	N/A
PFE Pfizer	$27.82 +0.1%	6.18%	$1.72	55.84%	-13.20%	N/A	Trending News
RHI Robert Half	$38.55 -1.7%	6.12%	$2.36	88.06%	11.65%	N/A	Positive News
BSJS Invesco BulletShares 2028 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$21.73 -0.1%	6.12%	$1.33	N/A	N/A	N/A
KRC Kilroy Realty	$35.29 -2.4%	6.12%	$2.16	284.21%	1.86%	N/A	Positive News
SGU Star Group	$12.93 +0.9%	6.11%	$0.79	N/A	6.72%	N/A
EIX Edison International	$57.45 -3.2%	6.11%	$3.51	57.26%	5.11%	N/A
NOMD Nomad Foods	$11.15 -2.7%	6.10%	$0.68	29.82%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
SFD Smithfield Foods	$20.52 -6.8%	6.09%	$1.25	54.35%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast Gap Down High Trading Volume
HYXF iShares ESG Advanced High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$46.14 -0.1%	6.07%	$2.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
PHI PLDT	$18.02 +0.1%	6.05%	$1.09	36.21%	3.07%	N/A
VBF Invesco Bond Fund	$14.56 -0.2%	6.05%	$0.88	N/A	N/A	9/14/2026	News Coverage
BTI British American Tobacco	$54.33 -1.5%	6.04%	$3.28	67.49%	2.85%	10/2/2026	Positive News Analyst Forecast
UNB Union Bankshares	$23.87 -0.1%	6.03%	$1.44	N/A	2.38%	N/A	Positive News
AMCR Amcor	$43.12 -2.8%	6.03%	$2.60	317.07%	2.08%	N/A	Positive News
JMM Nuveen Multi-Market Income Fund	$5.81 +0.4%	6.03%	$0.35	N/A	N/A	9/15/2026	Positive News
PAX Patria Investments	$10.82 -3.4%	6.01%	$0.65	50.00%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Downgrade Gap Down High Trading Volume
TWN Taiwan Fund	$103.37 +0.1%	6.00%	$6.20	N/A	N/A	N/A
FCPT Four Corners Property Trust	$24.55 -1.1%	5.99%	$1.47	127.83%	-1.47%	9/30/2026	Positive News
DOC Healthpeak Properties	$20.41 -0.5%	5.98%	$1.22	369.70%	-3.79%	9/14/2026
PAGP Plains GP	$27.97 -0.4%	5.97%	$1.67	105.03%	11.05%	N/A	Positive News Dividend Announcement
NL NL Industries	$6.71 +2.0%	5.96%	$0.40	45.98%	28.93%	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
GAIN Gladstone Investment	$16.12 -0.7%	5.96%	$0.96	91.43%	10.03%	9/21/2026	Dividend Announcement
ENR Energizer	$20.19 -3.8%	5.94%	$1.20	33.99%	N/A	N/A
KNTK Kinetik	$54.53 -0.8%	5.94%	$3.24	141.48%	N/A	N/A	Analyst Forecast
RMT Royce Otc Micro	$13.81 -1.2%	5.94%	$0.82	N/A	N/A	9/11/2026	Positive News High Trading Volume
CARY Angel Oak Income ETF	$20.57 -0.1%	5.93%	$1.22	N/A	N/A	N/A
CWEN Clearway Energy	$32.05 -3.2%	5.93%	$1.90	172.73%	11.01%	N/A	News Coverage
LAND Gladstone Land	$9.45 -1.9%	5.93%	$0.56	N/A	-3.23%	9/21/2026	Positive News
VWOB Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond ETF	$65.38 -0.3%	5.92%	$3.87	N/A	N/A	N/A
GTY Getty Realty	$32.85 +0.7%	5.91%	$1.94	144.78%	4.84%	9/24/2026	Analyst Upgrade High Trading Volume
GLP Global Partners	$53.28 +0.3%	5.86%	$3.12	102.97%	9.72%	N/A	Positive News
HNNA Hennessy Advisors	$10.25 -1.1%	5.85%	$0.60	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Analyst Forecast
IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF	$48.15 -0.3%	5.84%	$2.81	N/A	N/A	N/A
HUYA HUYA	$2.07 -1.7%	5.81%	$0.12	85.71%	N/A	N/A
ENIC Enel Chile	$4.48 -2.3%	5.81%	$0.26	65.00%	5.92%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
HYZD WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund	$22.61 -0.1%	5.79%	$1.31	N/A	N/A	N/A
SBRA Sabra Healthcare REIT	$20.79 -0.1%	5.77%	$1.20	153.85%	-2.33%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Insider Trade
OHI Omega Healthcare Investors	$47.20 +0.4%	5.76%	$2.72	150.28%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
TRMD Torm	$35.46 +1.5%	5.75%	$2.04	78.46%	7.58%	9/10/2026	High Trading Volume
UMH UMH Properties	$15.65 -1.4%	5.75%	$0.90	409.09%	4.33%	N/A	Positive News
ACI Albertsons Companies	$11.83 -2.6%	5.75%	$0.68	30.22%	24.57%	N/A	News Coverage
VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF	$71.45 -0.2%	5.74%	$4.10	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities	$50.34 -0.9%	5.72%	$2.88	125.22%	1.99%	9/30/2026
GPRF Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Preferred Stock and Hybrid Securities ETF	$49.09 -0.2%	5.70%	$2.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
EPD Enterprise Products Partners	$39.33 +1.3%	5.70%	$2.24	74.42%	3.95%	N/A
VZ Verizon Communications	$49.70 -1.4%	5.69%	$2.83	58.59%	1.95%	10/9/2026	Trending News Dividend Announcement
WASH Washington Trust Bancorp	$39.36 -1.1%	5.69%	$2.24	73.44%	1.79%	N/A	Positive News
AFCG AFC Gamma	$3.52 +0.3%	5.68%	$0.20	17.09%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
INN Summit Hotel Properties	$5.64 -1.5%	5.68%	$0.32	N/A	12.20%	N/A	Positive News
AMZU Direxion Daily AMZN Bull 2X Shares	$35.42 -3.5%	5.67%	$2.01	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
LINE Lineage	$37.59 -0.8%	5.67%	$2.13	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
RLX RLX Technology	$1.77 -1.4%	5.67%	$0.10	83.33%	N/A	N/A
DGCB Dimensional Global Credit ETF	$52.83 -0.3%	5.66%	$2.99	N/A	N/A	N/A
FIXT TCW Core Plus Bond ETF	$36.93 -0.3%	5.66%	$2.09	N/A	N/A	N/A
CCI Crown Castle	$75.16 -1.1%	5.65%	$4.25	151.25%	-0.74%	9/15/2026
BNL Broadstone Net Lease	$20.73 -1.1%	5.65%	$1.17	151.95%	24.36%	9/30/2026	Positive News
MAIN Main Street Capital	$56.34 -0.6%	5.64%	$3.18	83.68%	13.36%	10/8/2026
PMM Putnam Managed	$6.05 -0.7%	5.62%	$0.34	N/A	N/A	9/23/2026
SELF Global Self Storage	$5.16 +0.2%	5.62%	$0.29	N/A	2.21%	9/16/2026	Positive News Dividend Announcement
NNN NNN REIT	$44.14 -0.7%	5.62%	$2.48	119.81%	2.66%	N/A	Positive News
DFGP Dimensional Global Core Plus Fixed Income ETF	$52.99 -0.3%	5.60%	$2.97	N/A	N/A	N/A
HRL Hormel Foods	$20.95 -1.2%	5.58%	$1.17	65.00%	4.52%	N/A
CLX Clorox	$89.61 -2.2%	5.58%	$5.00	73.31%	2.24%	N/A	Positive News
NGG National Grid Transco	$77.32 -0.9%	5.57%	$4.31	77.80%	-0.13%	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
BBAR BBVA Banco Frances	$15.12 +1.3%	5.56%	$0.84	53.16%	N/A	N/A
GSL Global Ship Lease	$45.04 +0.7%	5.55%	$2.50	27.41%	N/A	N/A
MBS Angel Oak Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF	$8.48	5.54%	$0.47	N/A	N/A	N/A
FUND Sprott Focus Trust	$10.65 +0.2%	5.54%	$0.59	N/A	N/A	9/15/2026	Positive News
KEN Kenon	$69.60 +1.5%	5.53%	$3.85	N/A	16.57%	N/A	Earnings Report Gap Up
RLJ RLJ Lodging Trust	$10.86 +1.6%	5.53%	$0.60	600.00%	71.88%	N/A	Positive News
BSJR Invesco BulletShares 2027 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$22.34 0.0%	5.51%	$1.23	N/A	N/A	N/A
BSJQ Invesco BulletShares 2026 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	$22.90 0.0%	5.50%	$1.26	N/A	N/A	N/A
TIMB TIM	$18.96 +1.2%	5.48%	$1.04	65.41%	21.06%	N/A	News Coverage
ENB Enbridge	$50.15 -0.7%	5.48%	$2.75	120.61%	-10.88%	N/A	Trending News
MKTW MarketWise	$18.27 +0.6%	5.47%	$1.00	80.00%	N/A	N/A
ECOW Pacer Emerging Markets Cash Cows 100 ETF	$27.59 +0.1%	5.47%	$1.51	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News
DUKH Ocean Park High Income ETF	$23.64 -0.2%	5.46%	$1.29	N/A	N/A	N/A	Positive News Dividend Increase
CUBE CubeSmart	$38.94 -1.8%	5.44%	$2.12	135.03%	9.36%	10/1/2026
BCE BCE	$23.35 -1.3%	5.44%	$1.27	67.20%	-19.98%	9/15/2026
PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF	$30.18 -0.7%	5.43%	$1.64	N/A	N/A	N/A
KREF KKR Real Estate Finance Trust	$7.37 -1.3%	5.43%	$0.40	43.01%	-10.28%	N/A	Positive News
AGNT Exp World	$3.69 -7.3%	5.42%	$0.20	90.91%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Insider Trade Gap Down
O Realty Income	$60.16 -1.4%	5.40%	$3.25	215.23%	4.50%	9/30/2026	Trending News Dividend Increase
SOR Source Capital	$46.34 +0.8%	5.40%	$2.50	N/A	N/A	9/16/2026
DLO DLocal	$14.66 -1.9%	5.39%	$0.79	100.00%	N/A	N/A
EMCB WisdomTree Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund	$65.61 0.0%	5.38%	$3.53	N/A	N/A	N/A
WPC W.P. Carey	$69.90 -0.9%	5.38%	$3.76	139.78%	-2.79%	N/A	Positive News
CSR Centerspace	$57.35 +8.8%	5.37%	$3.08	N/A	1.92%	9/29/2026	Trending News Analyst Upgrade Gap Up High Trading Volume
CMCSA Comcast	$24.59 -6.6%	5.37%	$1.32	28.45%	7.63%	10/7/2026	Trending News High Trading Volume
SOBO South Bow	$37.30 -1.3%	5.36%	$2.00	109.89%	N/A	9/29/2026	Positive News Analyst Downgrade
GTN.A Gray Media	$5.97	5.36%	$0.32	N/A	N/A	N/A
LTC LTC Properties	$42.58 +1.4%	5.35%	$2.28	118.75%	N/A	9/22/2026	Analyst Upgrade High Trading Volume
PAI Western Asset Investment Grade Income Fund	$11.81 +0.2%	5.34%	$0.63	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News High Trading Volume
NCPB Nuveen Core Plus Bond ETF	$24.40 -0.2%	5.33%	$1.30	N/A	N/A	N/A
IP International Paper	$34.73 -4.8%	5.33%	$1.85	54.73%	-2.03%	N/A
CNXC Concentrix	$27.07 -4.2%	5.32%	$1.44	11.29%	N/A	N/A	Positive News
CIB Grupo Cibest	$100.12 +1.5%	5.31%	$5.32	81.85%	21.71%	9/30/2026
OFLX Omega Flex	$25.64 -1.4%	5.30%	$1.36	N/A	3.96%	N/A	Positive News
BOND Pimco Total Return ETF	$89.73 -0.3%	5.29%	$4.75	N/A	N/A	N/A
BKSC Bank of South Carolina	$18.91 -0.6%	5.29%	$1.00	N/A	5.44%	N/A
KT KT	$19.71 -0.4%	5.28%	$1.04	48.37%	5.29%	N/A
AVA Avista	$37.40 -0.6%	5.27%	$1.97	71.90%	3.88%	N/A	Positive News Analyst Downgrade
WABF Western Asset Bond ETF	$24.33 -0.1%	5.26%	$1.28	N/A	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
CPA Copa	$130.02 +0.1%	5.26%	$6.84	38.11%	51.76%	N/A
SHOE Shoe Carnival	$12.93 -3.4%	5.26%	$0.68	35.05%	27.23%	N/A	Positive News Earnings Report High Trading Volume
NHI National Health Investors	$70.11 -1.8%	5.25%	$3.68	112.54%	-3.77%	9/30/2026	Analyst Forecast
DLNG Dynagas LNG Partners	$3.82 -1.0%	5.23%	$0.20	17.24%	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report
PDM Piedmont Realty Trust	$9.59 +0.8%	5.22%	$0.50	N/A	-31.14%	N/A	Positive News Analyst Forecast
GTR WisdomTree Target Range Fund	$27.62 -0.6%	5.21%	$1.44	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
NWBI Northwest Bancshares	$15.36 -0.9%	5.21%	$0.80	61.07%	1.03%	N/A
XRN Global Medical REIT	$36.95 -0.6%	5.20%	$1.92	3,840.00%	-3.77%	9/21/2026
KMB Kimberly-Clark	$98.70 -4.1%	5.19%	$5.12	67.02%	3.32%	N/A	Positive News High Trading Volume
EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	$94.17 -0.2%	5.18%	$4.88	N/A	N/A	N/A
PMO Putnam Mun Oppo	$9.89 -1.6%	5.16%	$0.51	N/A	N/A	9/23/2026
SUN Sunoco	$77.86 +1.2%	5.15%	$4.01	71.10%	1.81%	N/A
HISF First Trust High Income Strategic Focus ETF	$43.62 -0.2%	5.14%	$2.24	N/A	N/A	N/A
CEV Eaton Vance California Municipal Income Trust	$10.13 -1.2%	5.13%	$0.52	N/A	N/A	9/14/2026	News Coverage Positive News
OMAB Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte	$99.35 +0.1%	5.12%	$5.09	70.40%	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
CRESY Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.	$11.92 -1.3%	5.12%	$0.61	N/A	N/A	N/A	Earnings Report

Why Invest in High-Yield Dividend Stocks?

Written by MarketBeat Staff

Key Points

High-yield dividend stocks pay a higher dividend in percentage terms than stocks with a lower yield.
Stocks with high dividend yields may carry less risk than other dividend payers.
MarketBeat has many dividend tools that make it easy to determine if a high-yield dividend stock is also one of the best fits for your portfolio.
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A dividend is a portion of a company's profits paid to shareholders. High-yield dividend stocks pay a higher dividend in percentage terms than stocks with a lower yield.

If you're an income-oriented investor, stocks with high dividend yields may carry less risk than other dividend payers. That's because high dividend yield stocks are generally perceived to mean the company is more financially stable. And in fact, one attribute of high dividend-yielding stocks is that the companies frequently operate in mature, defensive sectors of the economy that perform well regardless of what is happening in the broader economy.

However, high yield dividend stocks do not always pay investors the best or most attractive dividend. A mistake that many investors make is to chase after the highest yield. This article will explain why investors should consider buying high-yielding dividend stocks and when they may want to look in other directions.

What is a High-Yielding Dividend Stock?

To help you better understand the significance of high-yield dividend stocks, let's start by answering two questions. First, what are dividends? And second, why are dividends and high dividend yielding stocks important to investors?

In short, a dividend is a portion of a company's profit that it returns to shareholders as a cash payment. Companies make these payments on a regular schedule. Most companies pay dividends quarterly. Others will pay them on a monthly, annual or semi-annual basis.

A dividend yield is a financial ratio that measures how much money per share a company pays out as a dividend. The yield is expressed as a percentage. The formula for dividend yield is:

Annual dividend per share/price per share

For example, a company with a share price of $200 that pays a $5 dividend per share will have a dividend yield of 2.5%.

5/200 = .025 (2.5%)

But would a 2.5% dividend yield be considered a high-yield dividend? As of April 24, 2023, the average dividend yield for all the dividend-paying stocks in the S&P 500 index is 1.67%. So by that measure, the answer would be yes.

However, you must also check a dividend yield in context with other stocks in the company's sector. In some cases, a dividend yield of 2.5% may be considered below average. For example, it's not uncommon to see stocks with dividend yields above 3% or 3.5% in the energy sector. In that context, a 2.5% yield means the stock is underperforming.

Infographic about high-yield dividend stocks

Why Are High-Yielding Dividend Stocks Important?

Now to the next question. Why are dividend stocks, particularly high yielding dividend stocks, important to investors? Dividend payments are part of an investor's total return on a stock.

Ideally, investors will look for stocks that pay the best high dividends and yields.

How to Use Fundamentals to Find the Highest-Yielding Dividend Stocks

How do you find quality high-yield dividend stocks? MarketBeat has several tools that can help you do just that.

Step 1: Use the dividend screener.

One of the dividend resources available is the MarketBeat dividend screener, which allows you to quickly sort through a range of dividend stocks based on your specific criteria. For example, you can choose stocks with a yield above 4%.

Dividend screener on MarketBeat

Step 2: Look for monthly dividend stocks.

Although many stocks pay dividends quarterly, some pay dividends monthly. Consider looking into two kinds of dividend stocks: real estate investment trusts (REITs) and business development companies (BDCs).

Both types of companies are required to pay out at least 90% of their taxable income as dividends. Many of these companies will pay their dividends monthly rather than quarterly, which can provide an additional benefit for fixed-income investors. The MarketBeat dividend screener allows you to find stocks that pay monthly dividends.

Monthly dividend stocks on MarketBeat

Step 3: Follow a dividend calendar.

MarketBeat makes it easy to know which companies are paying dividends and on what day they are making their dividend announcements.

U.S. dividend announcements on MarketBeat

Step 4: Understand the ex-dividend date.

The ex-dividend date is when the stock begins to trade without the dividend price included in the stock price (i.e., ex-dividend). A shareholder must be a shareholder of record before the ex-dividend date to capture the dividend for that period. MarketBeat's dividend calendar provides a list of stocks that are going ex-dividend. The calendar can be sorted by week.

The ex-dividend calendar on MarketBeat

How to Use a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP)

Investors can use a dividend in several different ways. You can take your dividends as cash payments if you're at or near retirement age. This means having cash directly deposited into your bank or brokerage accounts in the modern era. You can then choose to use that cash as you see fit.

However, dividend stocks are a vital part of every investor's portfolio. And if you have a longer time horizon, a dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) can be a way to make dividends with high yields even more attractive. By participating in a DRIP, the regular dividend payment you receive goes into purchasing additional company stock shares.

Let's look at an example. Utility stocks are good choices for dividend investors. Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE: DUK) is known as one of the highest dividend stocks in the sector. As of April 24, the company pays an annual dividend of $4.02 per share. The share price is $98.47, which makes the dividend yield 4.08% (4.02/98.47 = 0.04.08).

If you invested $10,000 in Duke Energy stock, you would own 101.55 shares of the company's stock. That means every quarter, you would receive $102.06 in dividends. That's because Duke Energy pays its dividend quarterly. So, the quarterly dividend payment is $1.006 ($4.02/4).

But here's where the real magic happens. That $102.06 would buy you just over one share of DUK stock. In the following quarter, if the dividend payment remained the same, you could calculate your dividend yield on owning 102.58 shares of the company's stock. That would change your payout to $103.19.

You can see why reinvesting dividends can make a long-term difference to your portfolio. Even if a company's stock price goes up (which means you're buying fewer shares), you're still allowing the benefit of compounding to do its work for you.

Pros and Cons of High-Yielding Dividend Stocks

Review the pros and cons now that you know what high-yield dividend stocks are, why they're important and how to find them.

Pros

Here are some pros of dividend stocks and high-yielding dividend stocks in particular:

Financial strength: A high dividend yield is considered a sign of financial strength, but it is not always true.
Devotion to increasing dividends: Companies that issue dividends will typically go to great lengths to preserve and increase their dividends. The best have names such as dividend princes, aristocrats and kings. These designations mean that a company has increased its dividend per share (not the yield) for 10, 25 or 50 years, respectively.
Mature business cycle phase: They are at a mature phase of their business cycle. This means the company's cash flow is increasing, but the opportunity for growth through reinvestment is getting smaller. When this happens, they may reward their shareholders by paying dividends. The dividend should grow over time as long as revenue is not interrupted.
Defensive industries: They are in defensive industries. A defensive industry holds up against market volatility. During bull markets, these stocks will not show the highest growth, but during bear markets, they will hold their share price better. It's the difference between riding a roller coaster or a carousel.

Cons

Of course, there are also some potential negatives to consider with high-yield dividend stocks. These include the following:

Not strong growth stocks: They are not strong growth stocks. Investors may enjoy some capital appreciation from the stock price over time. But in general, these returns will underperform the broader market. These stocks will not be the best candidates if you want to grow your portfolio.
Difference between dividend payout and yield: Know the distinction between a company's dividend payout and dividend yield. The company's dividend yield will move up and down depending on the company's stock price. But the payout generally only changes once a year, if that.
A high yield may be a yield trap: This occurs when a stock's dividend yield has increased because the stock price is falling because analysts believe the dividend may get cut. Here are a few things to watch for to help avoid a yield trap:

Check the stock's dividend yield relative to its peers. A significantly higher yield may be a sign of distress rather than an opportunity.
Look at other metrics, including the dividend payout ratio, that can let you know if the company's dividend is sustainable.
Review the company's financials. Does it carry a lot of debt? Does it have insufficient cash to return to shareholders?
Ask yourself tough questions about the company. Does it have a strong moat, or does it have many competitors? Is demand consistent? Is there a risk of the company being displaced by disruptive technology?

Should You Invest in High-Yield Dividend Stocks?

High-yield dividend stocks can be a great addition to every investor's portfolio. But an internet search for "stocks with highest dividends" or "highest dividend stocks" will not likely give you the desired results.

The best dividend stocks do not always have the highest dividend yields. To find the top dividend stocks, you should consider many other factors, like the dividend payout ratio, the company's overall health and how it compares with others in its sector.

MarketBeat has many dividend tools that make it easy to determine if a high-yield dividend stock is also one of the best fits for your portfolio.

FAQs

Here are answers to some frequently asked questions we hear from investors.

What is the best high-yield dividend stock?

There is no simple answer to this question. A dividend yield is a "headline number" that draws much attention. But to understand if a high-yield dividend stock is a good option for your portfolio, you have to look at the company's historical performance and its prospects for future growth.

How do you make $1,000 a month in dividends?

Making $1,000 a month in dividends is aggressive, but it can be done and finding quality high-yield dividend stocks is one strategy. However, one way to think about it may be to think about it in annual terms. The MarketBeat dividend calculator lets you learn how much income your dividend stock portfolio will generate over time.

What stock has the highest monthly dividend yield?

MarketBeat provides a real-time list of the best monthly dividend stocks and ETFs. This list lets you quickly sort through hundreds of monthly dividend-paying stocks to identify the ones that may be right for your portfolio.

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